• 생명과학회지
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• 제25권7호
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• pp.765-772
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• 2015

2세대동물에 있어 bisphenol A (BPA)에 대하여 decursin and decursinol angelate (D/DA)의 투여가 출산률 회복에 미치는 영향에 대하여 연구하였다. 실험그룹은 대조군, BPA 투여군, BPA와 D/DA 병용투여군으로 이루어졌으며, BPA와 D/DA 병용투여군에서 BPA 투여군과 비교 시 어미개체에서 몸무게, 장기무게에서 차이를 보였다. 정자수는 대조군과 비교 시 BPA군에서는 64.70%로 감소하였고 BPA와 D/DA 병용투여군에서는 7.69% 감소를 확인하였다. 고용량의 BPA (50 mg/kg/day)의 복용개체에서는 1세대에 임신 및 출산을 하지 못하였다. 하지만, BPA와 D/DA 병용투여군에서는 BPA 투여군과 비교 시 임신(98.87%) 및 출산률(55.78%)이 회복 됨을 확인하였다. 또한, 2세대의 임신 및 출산률은 대조군(75.02%)과 비교 시 BPA와 D/DA 병용투여군(78.11%)에서는 차이가 없음을 확인하였다. 이 연구결과는 D/DA (50 mg/kg/day)의복용은 임신 및 출산에 있어 긍정적인 영향을 주는 것으로 확인하였다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.578-588
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• 2017

Background: Elevated testicular temperature disrupts spermatogenesis and causes infertility. In the present study, the protective effect of enzymatically biotransformed Panax ginseng Meyer by pectinase (GINST) against chronic intermittent heat stress-induced testicular damage in rats was investigated. Methods: Male Sprague-Dawley rats (4 wk old, 60-70 g) were divided into four groups: normal control (NC), heat-stress control (HC), heat-stress plus GINST-100 mg/kg (HG100), and heat-stress plus GINST-200 mg/kg (HG200) treatment groups. Each dose of GINST (100 mg/kg and 200 mg/kg) was mixed separately with a regular pellet diet and was administered orally for 24 wk. For inducing heat stress, rats in the NC group were maintained at $25^{\circ}C$, whereas rats in the HC, HG100, and HG200 groups were exposed to $32{\pm}1^{\circ}C$ for 2 h daily for 6 mo. At week 25, the testes and serum from each animal were analyzed for various parameters. Results: Significant (p < 0.01) changes in the sperm kinematic values and blood chemistry panels were observed in the HC group. Furthermore, spermatogenesis-related molecules, sex hormone receptors, and selected antioxidant enzyme expression levels were also altered in the HC group compared to those in the NC group. GINST (HS100 and HS200) administration significantly (p < 0.05) restored these changes when compared with the HC group. For most of the parameters tested, the HG200 group exhibited potent effects compared with those exhibited by the HG100 group. Conclusion: GINST may be categorized as an important medicinal herb and a potential therapeutic for the treatment of male subfertility or infertility caused by hyperthermia.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.1035-1041
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• 1996

저자등은 Klinefelter 증후군에 병발된 원발성 종격동 혼합형 생식세포종(mixded germ cell tumor)을 가진 환자 1예를 경험하였기에 이에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.603-613
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• 1998

The present study was designed in order to observe relationship between the endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi complex during spermiogenesis of the long-fingered bat (Miniopterus schreibersi fuliginosus). The testes were obtained from adult bats and treated with the prolonged osmification or fixed with ferrocyanide reduced osmiun. In the Golgi phase, The Golgi complex shows an oval shape, and was composed of a cortex and a medullar enclosing acrosome. The Golgi vacuoles with electron-dense granules of crescent shape were fused with each other. The smooth endoplasrnic reticulum was scattered in all the area of the cytoplasm. In the cap phase, The Golgi complex was crescent in shape, and faced to a nucleus. Large and small vesicles were fused with each other, and then fused with a acrosomal vacuole. The rough endoplasmic reticulum was close to the large Golgi vacuole. In the acrosome phase, The Golgi complex was moved to behind of the acrosome face. Small vesicles were fused with an acrosome, and cisternae of the trans-face of Golgi complex was connected with an acrosome in the early acrosome phase. The smooth endoplasmic reticulum was distributed in the cytoplasm. The annulate lamellar was originated from a radial body-annulate lammellae complex. In the maturation phase, The Golgi complex with dilated cistrern appeared in the cytoplasm, and also, annulate lamellar was observed in the cytoplasm. The connection of the annulate lamellar with the cistern of radial body suggests that an annulate lamellar seems to be closely related to radial body. The smooth endoplasmic reticulum was scattered in the cytoplasm in the early Golgi phase, but annulate lamellar-radial body complex which might be a residual and disappearing form of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum appeared in the acrosome phase. The Golgi complex steadily remained in the late maturation phase when the endoplasmic reticulum began to disappear from the cytoplasm: the Golgi complex was still occurred after acrosome formation. The observations obtained in the present study, which was characterized by the presence of the Golgi complex in the late maturation phase, suggests that the Golgi complex may play an important role also even after the acrosome formation.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.171-177
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• 2009

Spermatogonial stem cells(SSCs) only are responsible for the generation of progeny and for the transmission of genetic information to the next generation in male. Other in vitro studies have cultured SSCs for proliferation, differentiation, and genetic modification in mouse and rat. Currently, information regarding in vitro culture of porcine Germline Stem Cell(GSC) such as gonocyte or SSC is limited and is in need of further studies. Therefore, in this study, we report development of a successful culture system for gonocytes of neonatal porcine testes. Testis cells were extracted from $10{\sim}14$-day-old pigs. These cells were harvested using enzymatic digestion, and the harvested cells were purified with combination of percoll, laminin, and gelatin selection techniques. The most effective culture system of porcine gonocytes was established through trial experiments which made a comparison between different feeder cells, medium, serum concentrations, temperatures, and $O_2$ tensions. Taken together, the optimal condition was established using C166 or Mouse Embryonic Fibroblast(MEF) feeder cell, Rat Serum Free Medium(RSFM), 0% serum concentration, $37^{\circ}C$ temperature, and $O_2$ 20% tension. Although we discovered the optimal culture condition for proliferation of porcine gonocytes, the gonocyte colonies ceased to expand after one month. These results suggest inadequate acquirement of ingredients essential for long term culture of porcine GSCs. Consequently, further study should be conducted to establish a successful long-term culture system for porcine GSCs by introducing various growth factors or nutrients.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제57권6호
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• pp.657-664
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• 2019

We identified the echinostome metacercariae in Chinese mystery snails, Cipangopaludina chinensis malleata, from Xiengkhuang Province, Lao PDR with morphologies of adult worms recovered. Total 20 snails were examined with artificial digestion method and then the collected metacercariae were orally infected to a mouse and a rat. Adult worms recovered from experimental animals were observed with a light microscope and a SEM. The metacercariae were round, 125×123 ㎛ in average size, with a moderately thick cyst wall, collar spines distributed in the head collar and excretory granules in 2 canals of excretory tube. Adult flukes (3-week-old in a rat) were elongated, ventrally curved and 5.310×1.023 mm in average size. Head collar distinct, bearing 43 collar spines with 5 end group ones on each side. Oral sucker subterminal, prepharynx very short, pharynx well developed, and esophagus relatively short. Cirrus sac well developed, with a saccular seminal vesicle, and ventral sucker very large. Ovary round and on the median line of the body. Testes tandom and elongated. Eggs operculated, elliptical and 90×57 ㎛ in average size. In the SEM observation, the head crown prominent, with 43 collar spines resembled with horns of younger stag. Scale-like tegumental spines were densely distributed on the surface between the head collar and ventral sucker, and their densities were decreased posteriorly. Conclusively, the metacercariae detected in C. chinensis malleata from Lao PDR were identified as those of Echinostoma macrorchis based on the morphological characteristics of adult worms.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.401-411
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 피부재생 화장품 소재로 활용하고자 저분자화 시킨 Polydeoxynucleotide (PDRN)의 창상 치유 효과를 조사하였다. 이를 위하여 연어 정소 유래 PDRN 단백질 제거공정, 내독소 제거공정을 거쳐 순수분리 정제하였고 분자량 저감공정을 거쳐 기존 PDRN 보다 피부 침투율을 높인 고순도 PDRN을 제조하였다. 상처 치료 과정 중 PDRN 처리에 의한 효능을 평가하기 위해 sprague-dawley rats (SD)의 배부에 bioxy punch를 이용한 4개의 창상을 유발하고, 시료를 포함한 총 5종의 실험시료를 마리당 $500{\mu}L$씩 도포한 후 7일 간격으로 4주간 피부조직 변화를 관찰하였다. 상처에 PDRN을 도포한 후, 절개된 상처의 표피화와 수축이 더 빨라졌고, 창상면적에 있어서 PDRN의 도포는 양성대조군인 $Fucidin^{(R)}$ 도포군과 비교하여 유의하게 줄어들었다. 염색한 조직의 현미경 관찰 결과에서는 양성대조군이 가장 빠르게 재상피화가 이루어졌으며, 그 다음으로는 PH군, PD군, HA군으로 교원질 재합성 및 형성 수준을 보였다. 또한, 병변의 형질전환성장인자($TGF-{\beta}$) 및 혈관 내피성장인자(VEGF) 등의 성장인자에서도 염색 조직의 결과와 유사하게 나타났다. 이러한 결과를 종합하여 볼때, 저분자화된 PDRN은 창상에 치료효과가 있다고 판단되며, 화장품 및 의료산업 분야의 기능성 소재로 활용 가능할 것으로 판단되어 진다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.125-134
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• 2019

Background: Excessive stress causes varied physiological and psychological disorders including male reproductive problems. Here, we attempted to investigate the protective effects of Korean Red Ginseng (Panax ginseng Meyer; KRG) against sub-acute immobilization stress-induced testicular damage in experimental rats. Methods: Male rats (age, 4 wk; weight, 60-70 g) were divided into four groups (n = 8 in each group): normal control group, immobilization control group, immobilization group treated with 100 mg/kg of KRG daily, and immobilization group treated with 200 mg/kg of KRG daily. Normal control and immobilization control groups received vehicle only. KRG (100 mg/kg and 200 mg/kg) was mixed in the standard diet powder and fed daily for 6 mo. Parameters such as organ weight, blood chemistry, sperm kinematic values, and expression levels of testicular-related molecules were measured using commercially available kits, Western blotting, and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Results: Data revealed that KRG restored the altered testis and epididymis weight in immobilization stress-induced rats significantly (p < 0.05). Further, KRG ameliorated the altered blood chemistry and sperm kinematic values when compared with the immobilization control group and attenuated the altered expression levels of spermatogenesis-related proteins (nectin-2, cAMP responsive element binding protein 1, and inhibin-${\alpha}$), sex hormone receptors (androgen receptor, luteinizing hormone receptor, and follicle-stimulating hormone receptor), and antioxidant-related enzymes (glutathione S-transferase m5, peroxiredoxin-4, and glutathione peroxidase 4) significantly in the testes of immobilization stress-induced rats. Conclusion: KRG protected immobilization stress-induced testicular damage and fertility factors in rats, thereby indicating its potential in the treatment of stress-related male sterility.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.658-664
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• 2019

Immunocontraception has been suggested as an optimal alternative to surgical contraception in animal species. Many immunocontraceptive vaccines have been designed to artificially produce antibodies against gonadotropin-releasing hormone-I (GnRH-I) which remove GnRH-I from the vaccinated animals. A deficiency of GnRH-I thereafter leads to a lack of gonadotropins, resulting in immunocontraception. In this study, we initially developed three immunocontraceptive vaccines composed of GnRH-I, GnRH-II, and a GnRH-I and -II (GnRH-I+II) complex, conjugated to the external domain of Salmonella Typhimurium flagellin. As the GnRH-I+II vaccine induced significantly (p < 0.01) higher levels of anti-GnRH-I antibodies than the other two vaccines, we further evaluated its immunocontraceptive effects in male rats. Mean testis weight in rats (n = 6) inoculated twice with the GnRH-I+II vaccine at 2-week intervals was significantly (p < 0.01) lower than in negative control rats at 10 weeks of age. Among the six vaccinated rats, two were non-responders whose testes were not significantly reduced when compared to those of negative control rats. Significantly smaller testis weight (p < 0.001), higher anti-GnRH-I antibody levels (p < 0.001), and lower testosterone levels (p < 0.001) were seen in the remaining four responders compared to the negative control rats at the end of the experiments. Furthermore, seminiferous tubule atrophy and spermatogenesis arrest were found in the testis tissues of responders. Therefore, the newly developed GnRH-I+II vaccine efficiently induced immunocontraception in male rats. This vaccine can potentially also be applied for birth control in other animal species.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.314-320
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• 2021

본 연구는 환경요인이 성숙기 발달단계의 양식산 수컷 참조기(Larimichthys polyactis)의 성성숙에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 광주기와 수온에 따른 GSI, 정소 발달 및 혈중 성호르몬 변화를 조사하였다. 실험 1 : 광주기를 자연광주기(Natural Photoperiod, NP, 10L:14D~11L:13D), 장일주기(Long Photoperiod, LP, 14L:10D), 단일주기(Short Photoperiod, SP, 10L:14D)로 설정하였고, 수온은 17℃로 설정하여 90일간 실험하였다. 그 결과, GSI는 실험 30일째와 60일째, 혈중 11-KT 농도는 실험 30일째에 LP 실험구에서 다른 실험구보다 유의하게 높게 나타났다. 실험 2 : 수온을 자연수온(Natural temperature, NT, 19.1~15.0℃), 17℃, 21℃, 25℃로 설정하였고, 광주기는 14L:10D로 설정하여 60일간 실험하였다. 그 결과, GSI는 실험 30일째와 60일째, 혈중 11-KT 농도는 실험 60일째에 25℃ 실험구에서 다른 실험구보다 유의하게 낮게 나타났다. 따라서 수컷 참조기는 단일주기(10L:14D)보다 장일주기(14L: 10D)에서 성성숙이 촉진되고, 25℃ 이상의 수온에서는 성성숙이 억제되는 것으로 생각된다. 이러한 결과는 참조기 번식생리학 연구를 위한 기초자료로 유용하게 이용될 것이라 기대된다.